Immanuel Kant
1724–1804 · German (Prussian) · Enlightenment
Known for: Revolutionized philosophy from a small town he never left, and his neighbors set their clocks by his daily walk
The most punctual man in Königsberg—neighbors set clocks by his walk. Never traveled more than 10 miles from his birthplace, yet his mind ranged across all philosophy.
Published his first Critique at 57. His 'Copernican Revolution'—that the mind constitutes experience rather than passively receiving it—is the watershed of modern philosophy.
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